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Why Meal Timings Are As Important As The Food You Take

January 31, 2018 Loknath DasAre, As, Food., important, Meal, Take, The, timings, Why, You

A balanced and nutritious diet in combination of exercise or light physical activity is surely the key to healthy life. But come to think of it, is that all it takes to be perfectly healthy? Think again. There is a factor as important, that you may have been ruling out unknowingly. We’re talking about meal timings. Remember how in school you had a fixed lunch breakand each day the bell would ring at the same time? Turns out that this is the kind of discipline your body asks for, (in addition to good…

Take these 6 easy fitness resolutions to make 2018 your healthiest year

January 18, 2018 Loknath Das2018, 6, easy, Fitness, Healthiest, Make, Resolutions, Take, these, to, Year, Your

A few basic lifestyle changes can bring a long-lasting desired difference for a healthier and happier you, suggest experts. Saumya Satakshi, Senior Wellness Consultant, Healthians, shared the following tips: * Eat a rainbow everyday: Opt for colours. Make sure you eat your greens, reds, whites, purples, and oranges because these coloured fruits and vegetables contain key chemicals. These help us to fight off diseases and strengthen the immune system and keep us in good shape. * Go vegetarian once a week: Going vegetarian for one day a week for dietary…

Dear parents, take note. Children who snore are likelier to grow up into obese adults

November 24, 2017 Loknath Das'obese, adults:, Are, Children, Dear, Grow, Into, likelier, Note, Parents, snore, Take, to, Up, Who

If your child snores, don’t ignore it. It could lead to some serious health trouble later in life. A team of researchers has shed some light on the vicious cycle of childhood obesity and snoring. Scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) looked at the relationships among maternal snoring, childhood snoring and children’s metabolic characteristics – including body mass index (BMI) and insulin resistance, which reflects future risk for developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease – in approximately 1,100 children followed from gestation through early adolescence. Led by endocrinologist Christos…

Men, take note: A sedentary lifestyle may lead you to binge on high-fat food

September 7, 2017 Loknath Dasa, Binge, Food., High-Fat, Lead, lifestyle, May, Men, Note, On, Sedentary, Take, to, You

A study has recently found that males with a sedentary lifestyle preferred a high-fat diet over other diets. The results showed that sedentary male rats preferred the high-fat diet over the other diets. “Our team wanted to make every effort to study female perspectives on how exercise affects diet, because most other studies neglect females,” said a study author Jenna Lee from University of Missouri-Columbia. “We wanted to take a look at what drives diet preference and if environmental factors, such as physical activity, play a role in how males and females eat,”…

Do you put off exercise? Here are 5 surprising reasons to take up working out now

August 29, 2017 Loknath Das5%;, Are, Do, exercise:, Here, Now, Off, Out, Put, reasons, Surprising, Take, to, Up, Working, You

The aversion to exercising is so strong among so many people, that scientists are even working on a pill that mimics the positive health benefits of exercise without actually requiring to break a sweat. But until that happens, our daily routine must include one thing: Working out. While we’ve all heard that regular exercise can improve heart health, reduce risk of diabetes, and strengthen muscles, it can also enhance the quality of your life in a number of ways. Here are five such benefits, as reported by CNN, which may surprise you. 1)…

Dear parents, take note. Cholera vaccines are less effective for children under 5

August 16, 2017 Loknath Das5%;, Are, Children, Cholera, Dear, effective, for, Less, Note, Parents, Take, Under, vaccines?

Vaccines are helping India wipe out several diseases. When it comes to cholera though, things may be different. A study has found that cholera vaccines provide significantly less protection for children under the age five, a population particularly at risk of dying from the diarrhoeal disease. A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University in the US conducted a review of literature, which considered seven clinical trials and six observational studies. They found that the standard two-dose vaccine regimen reduced the risk of getting cholera on average by 58% for adults but only…